Very rare for this destination to be so cheap from Manchester (or anywhere that's not Dublin!), it's about an hour's luxury coach ride at ~£20 return on coach to Brussels (airport's middle of nowhere) but you can get to other places like Luxembourg and Bruges.
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Predikuesi to adi0604
29 Dec 157#4
glasspassenger
29 Dec 153#3
I would personally recommend Ghent - far superior to the frankly overrated Bruges.
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groenleader
29 Dec 15#1
Bruges is nice (chocolate, churches, canal rides, cafes) and well worth the visit.
Luxembourg, not so interesting, small and with little to do. If your passing through on a road trip its worth the stop to kill an hour or two or find food.
Brussels, well that's generally off peoples radar for a bit and rightly so!
adi0604
29 Dec 15#2
Would be handy if OP can add dates..
Predikuesi to adi0604
29 Dec 157#4
glasspassenger
29 Dec 153#3
I would personally recommend Ghent - far superior to the frankly overrated Bruges.
Malc_32 to glasspassenger
29 Dec 15#9
I agree. I visited Ghent before I headed to Bruges but everyone seemed to talk about Bruges whilst in Ghent so I was excited to visit, but when I got to Bruges I personally preferred Ghent.
I must add that I flew back from this airport and like someone else said its absolutely miles away from the centre of Brussels and to be honest, its a really tiny airport and the surrounding areas were very unsafe. I wouldn't fly to or from here again.
boyaloud
29 Dec 15#5
It's most days Monday to Friday, Jan and Feb. You can just have one night as you can leave very early and come back very late.
joecj
29 Dec 15#6
Just to let anyone know, this airport is absolutely miles away from Bruges. It's another 14 euro per head to get to the centre per person by coach each way so add on another 60 euros for two people unless you want to sleep in the airport
satchef1 to joecj
29 Dec 15#7
The coach takes a while too.
I'd probably drive and take the ferry next time. Journey time works out about the same. Cost works out about the same. Depends where you live though I guess. We're about an hour's drive south of Manchester.
RuudBullit
29 Dec 15#8
i'm not knocking the deal, but for people in or around yorkshire, the p and o minicruise offer runs until march and would probably work out as a cheaper option to see bruges.
myohmysweet
29 Dec 15#10
And avoid Brussels. Totally shocking place, it's like a third world country apart from the ivory towers of the EU metropolis.
Bogart
29 Dec 151#11
I wondered when the first moronic comment would appear, and lo and behold there it is.
lillebee
29 Dec 15#12
Charleroi airport is closer to Brussels city centre than Heathrow is to London city centre...
myohmysweet
29 Dec 15#13
Being robbed of our passports.
Romanians punching food off your plate while eating in the square.
Being mithered by beggars every 10 minutes. I'd say it was not a nice city.
But that's my opinion, but as a typical 'Right On' nobody is allowed an opinion unless it agrees with your Guardian reading, tofu eating, sandal wearing b*******t
rnr81 to myohmysweet
29 Dec 15#16
never experienced any of that while I was there
whatyadoinsucka
29 Dec 15#14
But does it have the same transportation links that Heathrow has, namely the express and underground
whatyadoinsucka
29 Dec 15#15
Flew into here 13-14 years ago and met a local from mons for the festival weekend .
George and the dragon.. Called "doudou mons" well worth the trip weekend , pictures on google images
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Luxembourg, not so interesting, small and with little to do. If your passing through on a road trip its worth the stop to kill an hour or two or find food.
Brussels, well that's generally off peoples radar for a bit and rightly so!
I must add that I flew back from this airport and like someone else said its absolutely miles away from the centre of Brussels and to be honest, its a really tiny airport and the surrounding areas were very unsafe. I wouldn't fly to or from here again.
I'd probably drive and take the ferry next time. Journey time works out about the same. Cost works out about the same. Depends where you live though I guess. We're about an hour's drive south of Manchester.
Romanians punching food off your plate while eating in the square.
Being mithered by beggars every 10 minutes. I'd say it was not a nice city.
But that's my opinion, but as a typical 'Right On' nobody is allowed an opinion unless it agrees with your Guardian reading, tofu eating, sandal wearing b*******t
George and the dragon.. Called "doudou mons" well worth the trip weekend , pictures on google images
Airport was always well known for its strikes